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women after the first three months

and again after six. He added in reply to criticism by Mr. Greenhalgh,

that this would enable him toisess

the working of the scheme, and if necessary

appropriately to intervene.

Small

undertakings would not be authorised

to employ women on night shift.

10. On 19 March four members of the

House of Commons also called on Lord

Shepherd to express their concern a

and interest in the decision to permit

night work for women.. While discussion

each session took a similar course

and while both delegations showed an

appreciation of Hong Kong's problems,

they left us in little doubt about

the seriousness with which they regarded'

the move to relax the conditions for

the employment of women at night.

As I have mentioned, they are not satisfiel

with the ability of the Department

of Labour to police the new arrangements.

The information that a review of the

factory of labour inspectorate was

to be made therefore gave them particuãar

satisfaction, and there is no doubt

that but for this, we should have

had to face a good deal of unwelcome

continual pressure and publicity from the unions concerned and from Members

of Parliament. As it is we have a

breathing space to assess how the

new arrangements work.

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